A passenger's bag kept in the luggage rack of China's Southern airplane in Guangzhou bursted into flames because it was carrying a power bank.

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February 26, 2018

UPDATED: February 26, 2018 14:07 IST

Screengrab credit: Twitter/@PDChina

Charles W Chesnutt once said, "We sometimes underestimate the influence of little things". Chesnutt sure meant to convey a bigger thought, but we thought his quote could be quite literal as well.

The above saying was proven right after a small portable power bank led to a fire inside a plane that was about to take off.

A passenger's bag carrying a power bank, kept in the overhead cabin of a China Southern airplane all set to take off from Guangzhou, caught fire.

The video of the incident went viral.

In the video, an air hostess could be seen putting out the fire by using water bottles and juice bottles along with a fellow passenger.

Good part was that the charger caught fire while the passengers were boarding and not mid-air.

The flight was going from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and was delayed for about three hours.

No passenger was hurt during the fire and all were relocated to another plane.

Even though the fire was controlled by the passenger and air hostess, the incident still raises questions on the aircraft's safety kit, which should be according to European CS-25 standards (4 hand fire extinguishers located conveniently).

A fire broke out in the luggage rack of a China Southern airplane in Guangzhou on Sunday after a portable charger carried by a passenger caught fire during the boarding process. The fire was put out promptly. Passengers have been relocated to another plane. pic.twitter.com/8BzNkxh6rg